I have sciatic(sp?) nerve pain with this pregnancy.

I have sciatic(sp?) nerve pain with this pregnancy.I am 18 weeks.It is almost always constant,is there something I can do to relieve this tension?It is on both side of my upper butt,and it hurts just to walk.

Are you sure you have sciatica or some other pelvic pain? Less than 1% of pregnancy women truly experience sciatica. More often other conditions are mislabeled as sciatica. True sciatica would run down your leg into your heel. If the pain is isolated to your hip/buttocks/thigh, then you are more than likely suffering from sacroiliac joint pain. A physical therapist who specializes in women's health and pregnancy should be able to help. They will do resistance exercises with you to get your sacroiliac joint back into alignment which will alleviate the pain. But with true sciatica there is very little anyone can do. The baby just needs to move off of the nerve.

I've been experiencing severe sciatica since the 24th week of pregnancy and have tried EVERYTHING to help with pain relief. I'm 32 weeks now and have found relief in a prescription called lidoderm. Its a lidocaine patch which is considered safe to use during pregnancy. I apply it in the morning before the pain gets severe and it lasts for 12 hours. This has helped me sooo much. I only use it a few times a week when I know I'm going to be more active during the day and it relieves my pain about 50%. I highly reccomend asking your doctor about this prescription.

I had very severe back and rib pain for my entire pregnancy and found that preg massage worked wonders. I found a place in a local strip mall that offered a discount if you bought series of massages, so a 45 min came to $27. I got massages every other week from month 4-9 and then for the last 6 weeks I got one every week. I considered it like a prescription since the pain was so severe. The relaxation experience from the massage also helped me to learn to how to relax during the birth. Good luck.

I had it at the beginning of my second trimester and it was pretty severe for several weeks. A physician confirmed that it was sciatica and I didn't get the sense that it was too uncommon. Daily gentle stretching seemed to help over time. My favorite, if you can't get on the floor easily, is to stand facing the wall, stand on one leg and bend it some. Put the other foot on the knee of the leg you're standing on and lower yourself until you feel the stretch in the buttox. Another is to put that foot straight out on a chair and gently bend forward.
A word to the wise - if you're limping be sure to stretch the calf on the affected side. I didn't and over time that achilles tendon became stiffer.

i had the same pain right to the right side of my tailbone, mostly after a long time standing or walking. i bought a feather-bed mattress topper and folded it in half and put it under the sheet only on my side of the bed and the pain has totally gone away. it must have taken a lot of pressure off that spot. i would try it and if it doesnt help just take it back to the store

I just went to the doc yesterday for pain in my right leg. It was so bad I could barely walk, laying down brought me to tears - my husband had to roll me onto my left side so I could sleep at night. Doc diagnosed me with sciatic nerve pain and prescribed me lidoderm patches. I put mine on right before bed and take it off 12 hours later. I finally got decent sleep last night because of the patch - amazing.

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